05/04/2025
Sita-Rama glories
by Srimad Bhakti Nandan Swami Maharaj, Vrindavan
9.11.2024
So, we are right now, we are in the very beautiful Temple of Sita-Ramacandra, Laksmannjiu, Hanumanjiu, also Sri Gopaljiu-Bhagavan, They all in Vrindavana-Dhama, we cannnot be without the connection of Krishna, Gopal-Krishna, as we all know with the devotees all know, Sita-Ramacandra are none different from Radha-Krishna, Srimati Radharani and Krishna by the nature of tattva, I repeat, by the basic nature original nature of the advaita-jnana tattva, non-dual conception of the tattva, Sita-Ramacandra, Sri Sri Radha-Krishna are non different, Laksmi-Narayana, They all nondifferent.
So therefore, very often the high class pure devotees actually look into all of Them in non difference. Sometimes in through distinctive ways, sometimes through distinctive ways, through their distinctive characteristics of that of different lila, lila characters but knowing very well by the nature of tattva, fundamental tattva, They are one and same. Same Supreme Absolute, good Supreme Absolute Lord, God and Goddess. So, often some of the pure devotees actually they have darshan of Sri Sri Radha-Krishna in Sri Sri Sita-Ramacandra, also having darshan of Sri Sri Radha-Krishna and Sri Sri Sita-Ramacandra and vice versa. And Sri Sri Sita-Ramacandra in Sri Sri Radha-Krishna in non difference, that only difference manifesting, different lila forms, different kind of lila, lila forms, lila embodiments.
So, in relation to aprakrta-jugala, transcendental Couple, Sri Sri Radha-Krishna, we also fully love, we're also fully in love with Goddess Sita Devi, Supreme God Ramacandra, we simply love Them, also engage in our ecstatic devotional service, loving devotional service to Them all Sita-Rama Laksmannjiu, also including our guru-tattva Hanumanjiu, so much respect and our bliss the way as a similar way as we engage, as we continue to be engaging in the loving service of Divine Couple Sri Sri Radha-Krishna in non different relations with Them, we also Krishna devotees often engages in ecstatic loving service to Sita-Ramacandra, Laksmannjiu, all.
Here we also find Mahadevjiu, beautiful Shiva-linga Mahadevjiu, we know they all had intimate connections SadaShiva, Shiva-Sambhu Mahadevjiu, then Mother Parvati, Mahadeva with his with his wonderful wife Parvati, Durga Devi, Katyayani Devi so and there is very intimate relation between Mahadeva-Parvati, Sita-Ramacandra, Gopesha-Krishnacandra, Radha Krishna. So, They all have some specific special type of internal relationships. Mahadevjiu also, not just considered well respected to be the dhama-rakshakas, protector and guardians of all the dhamas, divine abodes of Their Lordships such as Vrindavana-dhama, Vraja-dhama, Navadwipa-dhama, Puri-dhama.
Therefore, everywhere in every dhamas, we always find some special manifestation, special representation of Mahadevjiu everywhere in Sridhama Vrindavana, Sridhama Navadwipa, Sridhama Puri nearby Puri also in Bhubanesvara. There always some manifestations, special representations of Mahadevjiu. In many of the Holy scriptures, we find Mother Parvati are the great narrators of the glories of the Supreme Lord, a great and glorious narrators, singers of the glories of Supreme Lord, Supreme God, Supreme Goddess. So, by some happy happenings now, we are here in this place, happy chance we are here.
Lord Krishna wants me also to speak the glories of His other forms Radharani-Krishna want me to speak the glories of Their other forms Sita-Ramacandra and their beloved pure devotee associate Shiva Shambu Maharaji, Hanumanji also here. beautiful Shiva Shambu Maharaji, Hanumanji are the unified examples, unified and topmost examples of heroic power, so much heroic strength and power, at the same time so much dedication to the Supreme Divine Lord. So much dedication, so much devotion through their Supreme Lordships, Divine God and Goddess, Krishna-Radhika, Narayana-Laksmidevi, Ramacandra-Sitadevi. At the same time, They have also been considered as devotee incarnations of Their Lordships, incarnation extension devotee forms, expansion They're so dear, so They receive all their power, great all their great potency, power from Their lordship from the Supreme Lordships ultimately.
They also engage in worshipping, small but beautiful deity of Gopaljiu here also, so that representation of Bala-Gopal-Krishna, so we find throughout the history some beautiful facts different devotees according to their innate nature, according to their innate nature, inner taste, some of them get engaged, become engaged in the loving devotionals worships and servic of Radha Krishna while some of them become engaged in the same loving devotional services to Sita-Ramacandra or Lakshmi-Narayan in different forms, in Their different forms of Their manifestations but ultimately, they reach the same Supreme Absolute Divine.
Being guided and inspired by Their sweet will because Their lordship, the Supreme Lordships also send special help, special gracious help, merciful help in the lives of those devotees and guide them from inside as Super Soul through the Caitya-Guru, to be intimately engaged to be closely engaged in Their loving devotional services and finally they also become well situated in relation to the Supreme Absolute Divine, guided inspired by their sweet will and as designed by their sweet will. Ultimately all the devotees reach this Supreme goal in their lives through their engagement of loving devotional worships to Their Supreme Lordships in different forms, through their different lilas and they also become, I mean, they are positing, they are positioning in their Eternal lila and service becomes also designed by the sweet will of the Divine Couple, their Supreme Lordships designed. And also, according to the taste of those pure devotees, who become inspired by their Caitya-Guru according to their taste, inner taste to be engaged in the loving devotional services to all different kinds of the forms manifestation of their Lordships.
But finally they reach the same tattva, because tattva is the same. they attain the Divine goal where all are unified in the tattva together Sri Sri Radha Krishna, Sita-Ramacandra, Lakshmi-Narayanjiu, all are unified in the same advaita-jñāna-tattva, tattva of the non-dual conception tattva of the Supreme Object of the non-dual realization, non-dual absolute realization.
Transcribed by Rasalila Devi Dasi
For Rama-Navami, 2025, April 6th, Sunday
